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The Fake Survey Call

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An automated call that claims to want your opinion actually might be after your money. Phone surveys are exempt from rules that ban automated ­“robocalls” and calls to numbers on the federal Do Not Call Registry. Some companies believe, incorrectly, that beginning an automated sales call with survey questions makes it legal. The Florida company Caribbean Cruise Line agreed to pay $500,000 to settle claims that it robocalled millions of phone numbers with what seemed to be a political survey. People who ­responded were told that they could receive a free two-day Bahamas cruise for their trouble—but when they tried to claim this reward, they were connected to a salesperson who tried to talk them into paying for parts of the “free” cruise.

This fake survey has been shut down, but other companies use similar tactics.

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What to do: If someone tries to sell you something during a phone survey, hang up immediately.

If a robocall tells you to press a button on your keypad to be removed from the call list, don’t do it. Pressing this is likely to increase the number of calls you receive. Instead…

Visit DoNotCall.gov to confirm that your phone number is on the Do Not Call Registry. This will reduce sales calls.

Visit Nomorobo.com to find out if its free robocall-blocking service is available for your landline and/or cell-phone carrier. Nomorobo was a winner of an FTC contest that sought ways to block robocalls.

Download a robocall-blocking app to your smartphone…or buy a robocall blocker for your landline from a retailer or Internet shopping website that sells electronics.

 

 



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Hang up.

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Don't answer calls from phone numbers you don't recognize. End of problem.

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Mellow Momma wrote:

Don't answer calls from phone numbers you don't recognize. End of problem.

I get calls from several states and from hidden numbers, that are legitimate calls from people in my company. 

A few people routinely block their number from caller ID. Still have to find out who's calling.



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Mellow Momma wrote:

Don't answer calls from phone numbers you don't recognize. End of problem.

I get calls from several states and from hidden numbers, that are legitimate calls from people in my company. 

A few people routinely block their number from caller ID. Still have to find out who's calling.

 That's what voice mail is for. I can call them back. A ringing phone is not a court summons. It can be answered at my leisure. 



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We use our cells for personal calls, the landlines for anything "official". We hardly ever answer the landline.

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Funny how times have changed. Years ago, when my phone rang, my mom was like mortified that I didn't run to pick up the phone. She's like "your phone is ringing". And, I was like "yes, I know, they can leave a message". She also didn't get why I didn't always answer the door either if some strange person was selling something or passing out a tract. In her day, that was rude.

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